Aristolachia surprise

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  1. sal73

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    I`ve just come back from the baltic state , while I was there I went and visit the botanical garden , didn`t expect anything due of the severe temperature , against any odds I was actually blown away .
    Most of all was to find a giant aristolachia gigantea growing outside the greenhouse , yes I do understand that maybe the warm greenhouse keep the plant warm , but we are talking of an avarege of -25/30 c every years .

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      Do you know which species it is Sal?
       
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      Longk I have no idea , that place was actually really interesting as I saw indoor plants that we grow outdoor and plants that should not survive in uk where growing outside there , overall I saw few more aristolachias growing outdoor and couldn`t belive it ....this one in the picture had huge leaves .

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      this plant worth just for the leaves alone
       
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        Amazing Sal - and they look so healthy.
         
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        I suspect an aristolochia macrophylla , nice foliage but not a great flower

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          Sal, could be.
          Hard to be sure without seeing flowers.
           
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